Although fall camp has been a grind according to head coach Gus Malzahn, that work will ultimately help prepare the Tigers come Aug. 30 against Arkansas.
"Fall camp has been long but it's been good," Malzahn said. "But overall I've thought so far we've had a solid week of practice. Our attention has been really good."
This weekend Auburn is scheduled to have a "dress rehearsal" to finalize everything one week before kickoff.
What exactly does a dress rehearsal entail?
"Everything from personnel to situations," Malzahn said. "In fall camp we've covered every situation imaginable. We want to do it again just so it sticks with them throughout the season. Once the season gets here you're in a routine and your game plans are very specific."
Malzahn said the Tigers' depth chart will be released on Tuesday, Aug. 26
Other than getting everything fine-tuned before the season opener, Malzahn said that Cameron Artis-Payne and Corey Grant have been splitting reps at first-team running back and also announced that he still does not have an update on Robenson Therezie's eligibility.
"(Artis-Payne and Grant) are veteran guys," Malzahn said. "They know every bit of our offense, which is very important. Our first game will be about a lot of adjustments and those guys are capable of doing that."
Also looking forward to that first game, Malzahn said he is not worried when it comes to Nick Marshall not starting.
"We'll run an offense regardless," Malzahn said. "If I would worry about anything like that we would have already done it. But we don't worry at all. We'll have a good plan and our guys will respond well."
The offensive line unit has especially responded well since All-SEC lineman Alex Kozan went down with a season-ending back injury.
"I think they've responded well," Malzahn said. "You get used to working beside certain people and we did have a couple changes obviously after Kozan went down. It's just a matter of reps now. There's nothing better than experience. I really feel like that group will gel."
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